What You Need to Start Creating -let’s bring beauty into our world!
So who wants to get creative?
I have compiled a list of basic supplies I use all the time. Using these supplies (or variations of them that you might have), I will start offering ideas to create using these tools. This share is to take the guesswork out of the process and make it easier to just grab a tool on hand and be creative.
These are the tools I use daily:
Pens for sketching and drawing I carry these with me anytime I think I may have time for even a few minutes of sketching. They probably are my most used tools.
Markers I love to grab these at night while we are watching TV and also to use when I am trying to just make a quick sketch of something where I really want to remember the colors. I love the two different-sized tips.
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This was a sketch I did in Buck Mason on 12th South. I just had the pens and a few markers.
Sharpies These are my go-to tools. I love them. But you need to think paper too when using them. They are amazingly easy tools to use all the time.
Chisel tip Sharpies I often use this in my junk journaling. They are so fun to incorporate for a pop of black
King Shapies I LOVE THIS MARKER! I have ordered and reordered it. I use it often.
Metalic Chisel Tip Sharpies If I had to pick one tool of all the tools, it might just be these. I dearly love them. And this price is ridiculously amazing.
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These are pieces I created for junk journaling and you can see the metallic sharpies and other sharpie marks throughtout the vison board photos I took.
Mixed Media Sketchbook When I pick a sketchbook, I like for it to lay flat on a table. It is also important to me for the paper to be a bit thicker than normal. When the paper is thicker you can use all these tools without a major wrinkling. Now, when using water there will be some wrinkling, but typically the thicker the paper the less the wrinkling.
Watercolor pencils These are so fun to use. You can draw with them and then dip a brush in water and put a tiny bit of water on the drawing and create something brand new. It will look just like you painted with watercolors. I think these have helped me grow to become less intimidated by watercolors.
Watercolor paint set I have this exact set and like these colors. It is a nice beginner’s set and it is super easy to use.
Gouache paints These are my favorite paints. They dry quickly and I dearly love that about them. The paint works so well for sketchbooks, art journals, and collage-making.
Paintbrushes You can use any kind you might have around your home. But if you need some this is a good set.
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This is a photo of a weekly art journal I have started and I used watercolors on this and markers too.
When I did the math on every one of these products, I realized they are around $100! That is crazy that around $100, it is possible to get all of these products.
I want you to know that any variation of these products…even your child’s art markers and watercolor set, can be used instead. Don’t let supplies keep you from trying. When I begin sharing ideas I will suggest alternative tool options with each project. But I just wanted to give a comprehensive list of what I am going to try to stick with as I create the upcoming projects because I know some of you really like to have them.
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